Tears for Fears

Released: October 10, 1995

Featuring: Oleta Adams

Songwriter: Alan Griffiths Roland Orzabal

Producer: Tim Palmer

[Chorus 1: Roland Orzabal]
Me and my big ideas
Won't wash away your tears
No one else seems to mind
That I'm not that kind

[Chorus 2: Roland Orzabal]
Go get a volunteer
We'll pay him well, my dear
He will see inside your mind
Because he is that kind

[Verse 1: Roland Orzabal]
It's a southern kind of heat
The shadows crack and start to creep
Conversation drags its feet
I wish we'd both been more discreet
Like light that is caught between night and day
You're stuck between me and my

[Chorus 3: Oleta Adams]
Me and my big ideas
Won't wash away your tears
So many strings to your bow
Why not let one go?

[Verse 2: Roland Orzabal & Oleta Adams]
Well they love you when you're weak
Bet they hate to see this winning streak
It's that thing we call control
There's a deep frustration in their soul
Black thoughts that get stuck between someone's ears
Like me and my big ideas

[Chorus 4: Roland Orzabal]
So many strings to your bow
Why not let one go?

[Bridge: Roland Orzabal & Oleta Adams, Oleta Adams and Roland Orzabal]
In a way this dream is over
Blown away our four leaf clover
There's no reason why
There's just me and my

[Chorus 1: Roland Orzabal]
Me and my big ideas
Won't wash away your tears
No one else seems to mind
That I'm not that kind

[Outro: Oleta Adams]
Blown away
Blown away

Tears for Fears are an English pop band formed in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.

The group rose to fame in 1982 with single “Mad World”, which made it to number 3 in the UK charts and paved the way for the huge success of debut album The Hurting, released in 1983. However, it wasn’t until Songs from the Big Chair in 1985, a change in musical direction towards pop, that the band made it internationally. The record proved to be hit, reaching #2 in the UK and #1 in the US charts, and contains their most well-known singles, “Shout” and “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”. Third album The Seeds of Love, released in 1989, performed similarly, entering the UK Albums charts at #1.

In 1991, the band broke up. Curt Smith went on as a solo artist while Roland Orzabal continued as Tears for Fears, releasing Elemental in 1993 to much success in the UK (though significantly less in the US) and Raoul and the Kings of Spain in 1995, which did poorly in the charts, only reaching #41 in the UK but with some acclaim in continental Europe. In 2000, Curt and Roland reunited and recorded what became Everybody Loves a Happy Ending, released in 2004 to positive reviews and moderate success. The band currently continues to tour.

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